Mounting for window sashes



July 10, 19281Y 1,676,400

c. A. LEWIS MOUNTING FOR WINDOW SASHES Filed Dec. 1 4, 192s @www A @www Patented July 10, 1928.

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EAUDE'A. LEWIS, 0E HOUSTON, TEXAS, AsSIGNoE To AMERICAN WINDOW-COMPANY,

" 0E HOUSTON, TEXAs, A CORPORATION OE DELAWARE.

MOUNTING EOE WTNDOW SASHES.

Application led December 111,v 1926. 'Serial No. 154,665.

My invention relates to windows for dwellings, folices and similar buildings, and per- Ytainsfmore particularly to the'k means of mounting thewindow sash for movement in ythe frame or cas-ing. I

The invention lhas particular application tothe lower Isash lof the window and has 'for its object the allowing of the Vwindow sash toslidevertically, and .also to be swung` 'forwardly into the room ,so asto allow access to the outer side Yot thev sash for cleaning.

It is my aim to mountvthe sash upon opy "i posite riders which are Slidable in the cas,-

ing and to attachjthesash to said `vriders so thattheupperend of said' sash canbe read-l ily disengaged from theridersOr/swinging inthe riders so that the Sashwill no t acci-- a dentally become detached therefrom in use.

. I also provide means vto limit. the upward.`

movementon Said riders,v and also irmly held movement of .the riderwhichwill cushion Y the stopping of' the riderand also prevent noise vin operation.

Referring to the drawing herewith, Fig. ly is a vertical section through a-hwindow frame in suohmanner as to'remove oneuside thereof' along' the line 'between thesash and employed.

the riders. `Fig. 3 is aside elevationpof one-of'said riders,v Fig. t isa rearorouter l'view of saidrider. Figs. 5 and Gare side` typeof fra'meeither` of wood or metal.l vThe `is curved 'downwardly ate on `the arcoa upper sash 1 is notV slidablepbut has, on each side at the lower end thereof, airhingeplateiQ ,secured tofthe sash and having'afforward yarm 3 thereon, the -orwarcl' end :of which oir-ole. Its upper forward end is hooked tov provide,` an upwardly vdiverging recess 5 to receive-the upper pin 6 of the lower4 sash. Said sash mayvbethus swung inwardly at the upper end. On the outer end of plate' 2 is a rgaugey arm 29 extendingito thelower end of the sashl and curved', as Shown, to allow swinging of the sash. y l v BelowV the `plate 2 onvthe sashis a plate 7 upon'the sidev 8 of =the window casing.- Said plate supports the plate 2" and the .sash

andv has an arcuate recess to vreceive the Eend 4 of vthe'plate 2 and arecess `on the outer endvto receivethe gauge arm and-,limit theorward movement of the sash when closed. The lower side of plate 7 acts as a stop 9 to limit the .upward 4movement'"Of'the rider.- of` the sash, as will be described. i Y. The lower sash 11 is slidablezin the' chan'- nels .10 in the frame 8in Vthe usual manner. The said sash is mounted On riders 12,` pref#l erably 'offsheet metal construction. As shown in Figs.2 to 4, thelriders are made iii-channel viron Zt'ornn.V The inner` wall '13 A is of proper width to fit thechannels 10 of the casing. vrThe forward side'let is Vclosed'v and the side lfadjacent the sash-:is of slightlyvk greater width than the channels*V 10 and slightly overlaps the outer sidel of said chang nels. The outer side of the rider isopenl L1-,11.6 to allow the sliding'therein of' the 'plates' 2 and 7 of the upperysash vandthe' casing'.4 Y

Eaoh-riderfhas a cross brace .17thereinf andV Outer walls '13 andl'. lSaid-.bracethas an upper shoulder 18l withan opening 19 therein through which a sashloord20 may lsecuredby'weldingor otherwisetothe innerV be secured. 1A similar-lower shoulder 21` serves asja support' for a rubber ACushion 22wh1ch, when' the lower sash 1s raised,4 con.- tacts with the stop`V member 9, as'pre'vlously e5 i mentioned* Thebody of brace 17, is eX-l tended parallel with the-sides 13 and 15 bei tween said shoulders ,allowing a slidew'ay above said cushion 22 into whiohthe'fplates 3 and 71may project so as to hold-ftheride in position whenfthe sash isoper'ated thereon.

The sidewall 1'5 'ofv the riderfisv extended Vabove the body ofthe rider andhas aslightly o'setpinmeceiving yrecess 23 therein. Said reoess is somewhat :elongated andY Vhas a 'i throat, with abeveled lower; side leading y v thereto; The forward side of the throat is beveled at 25 to assist in moving the upper pin 6 upon the sash int-o the throat 24 and the recess 23 after it has been removed. The

Vlower end of the rider, adjacent theforward side, has a pin-receiving opening 26 therein, also slightly elongated and inclined upwardly and forwardly from the lower end andadapted to receive the lower sash pin 28. It will be noted that the said pin 28 seats normally toward the rear of the rider approximately aligned with the upper pin though slightly to the rear thereof In operating my window, it is to be understood that when the lower sash and rider are in lower closed position, the, upper pin 6 projects laterally into the recess 23 and seats also in thereeess in the plate 2 onthe upper seat, which projeetsinto the inner channel of the throat 24, allowing the upper endl ofthe sash to be swung forwardly'V into there-om, as indicated in Fig. l. This will allow the upperV end to be' movedi through 1800- to expose the outer side-of the sashrfor cleaning. If'V it is. desired to Vremove the 'sash entirely from thel riders,th`e saslr is swunginwardly to about horizontal' position? andthen one i Yside of the sash: is tipped upwardly to tilt the V be then swung laterally in a horizontal plan Aand the pm freed of the rider. After one lower pin out of opening 26 and the sash may pin? is -fr'eed ofthe rider, the other pin' will easily be disengaged to allow the removal of tion:

,G rearwardly in the recess 23, so that'it wil-l ordinarily engage the hooked upper endg of said? recess andv be thereby prevented fromv accidental removalfrom the rider in operayHaving thus described my invention, what I claim\ as ynewf and des-rre to protect by Letters Patent is:V v

' l. In a. window, a casing, a lowersash, opposite ridersI on said sash adapted to slide in channels in said' casing, said riders having upper pin-receiving recesses opening forwardly and upwardly, and lower pin-receiving: openings inclined to a point forwardly of the line yof said recesses, pins on said sash engaging in said openings and recesses, and a stop arm on said casing approximately midway thereof, and means 1n said rider adapted to contact with said arm and limit the movement of said rider in an upward direction.

2. ln a window, a easing, a lower sash, opposite riders on said sashA adapted to s hde in channels in said casing, said riders having upper Vpin-receiving recesses` opening44 forwardly and' upwardly, and lower pin-receiving openings, said recesses and openings being out of vertical alignment and pins on said sash engaging within said recesses and openings sa-idf upper pins being thereby forcedl rearwardly when said sash is raised on said riders. f

3. In a window?, aca-sing, a' sash,v riders' on opposite sides of said sash slidable in channels in said casing, said riders bein-geit channel iron construction opening'outwardly of the window,- cross braces in said riders, means to attach sash cords to said; braces,

upper and lower' pins projecting* into saidiriders, and means on saldi casingengaging said*A cross brafceslto limit the upwardlyy move'- nient of said riders in said channels;

4. In a window, aA easing, a sash, riders on opposite sidesl of said sash slidable inf` channels in said casing, said' riders being'of channel iron openingv outwardly of thewindow, a stopV plate onsaid easing projecting into said rider, a cushion in sa-id riderada-pted to engage said-` stop plate, and? limittheA movement of said rider, and pins on saidA sash removablyA engaging said' riders.y

5. lin a window, a casing, a sash, riders onI said sash slidable in said casing, a stop plate- On said casing projecting into ach-annel in said rider, across bracein said rider adapted to engage saidr plate to limitthe movement of said rider, andi upper and lower pivot pins f on said' sash engaging iir said rider, sai-d pins being arra-ngedoutf of alii-gnment, saidlower pin being ada-ptedtov move forwardly to throw the upper AofY said pins rearwardly so as to resist the removal of said pin from said' rider. i j .n

6. In a window, a casing, an upper sash, a sash plate thereon having a gauge` arm extending to the lower end of said sash, a forward arm on said plate having its lower side curved on the arc of a' circle, ,and a supporting plate on said casing shaped' to interlit with said sash plate andv permit a pivotal movement of said sash platethereon.l 7. Ina window, a casing an upper sash, a sash plate thereon having al gauge army extending to the lower end off said sash, a forwardarm on vsaid plate having its Vlower side curvedon the are of a circle, supporting' plate on said casingshapedl to interiitj with said sash' plate and, permit a pivotal movement ofs'a-id sash plat-e thereon, a lower izo nels, a Window sash on said riders, said riders having pin receiving recesses at their upper ends, said recesses extending upwardly and then forwardly, there being loiver pin receiving slots inclined upwardly andioi-Wardly, pins on said sash fitting in 'said recesses and slots, vwhereby when said sash is` moved upwardly said lower end will be thrownforwardly tending to hold said upper pinsin said "recesses, for theV purpose described.

` 9. In a. Window, a casing, a sash, riders on `said sash, slidable 1n said casing, said riders being ofY channel .iron construction, ycross braces in said riders,` arranged for attach-l` ment thereto of sash cords, and means jon said casing engaging said brace to limit theV 1 rIn testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 10th day of December, A. D. 1926. Y

CLAUDE A; LEWIS.

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